1947
Mr. Fitzpatrick is born in Jersey City, New Jersey to Harold G. and Marie Fitzpatrick.
1969
Mr. Fitzpatrick receives a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College.
1970
Mr. Fitzpatrick becomes a securities analyst at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City, New York.
1971
Mr. Fitzpatrick receives a Master of Business Administration from New York University.
1971
Mr. Fitzpatrick becomes a securities analyst at Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. in New York City, New York.
1972
Mr. Fitzpatrick serves as a staff assistant for the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C.
1973
Mr. Fitzpatrick marries Joanne M. Merry.
1974
Mr. Fitzpatrick receives a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Harvard University and is admitted to practice in the state of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court of New Jersey.
1974
Mr. Fitzpatrick becomes a law clerk to an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court in Trenton, New Jersey.
1975
Mr. Fitzpatrick becomes an associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York City, New York.
1976
Mr. Fitzpatrick serves as general counsel for the Housing Authority of the City of Bayonne, New Jersey.
1978
Mr. Fitzpatrick becomes managing partner at Fitzpatrick & Merritt in Bayonne, New Jersey.
1986
Mr. Fitzpatrick is admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of International Trade.
1993
Mr. Fitzpatrick serves as president of the Hudson County Bar Association.
1994
Mr. Fitzpatrick is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court.
2006
Mr. Fitzpatrick receives a Silver Medal from the Society of Dyers and Colourists in Bradford, England.